Resources:

ListenWise

Based on NPR podcasts, this site provides the podcast segments and lesson plans. The basics are free. There is a tie in with Socrative as well. (You get a code that you can use to Import a quiz into Socrative. You must have a teacher account with Socrative, then go to Quizzes, Add a Quiz, import and enter the code). The questions that I looked at were pretty short and simple. Still, this could be a great option to get some stories for kids to listen to. It also brings out the possibilities of using podcasts (NPR in particular), for kids to listen to and react. Tie this into reading skills. Naturally, I would use Moodle to provide students that audio and follow up questions.

There is a premium option that includes interactive transcripts, student accounts and more. Pricing is not straightforward though (you need to request a quote, there are no costs listed).

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These things are so embedded in the culture, frameworks, policies, practice and mindsets of our schools and educational organizations, that many educators just blindly accept them, implement them and perpetuate them…..all regardless of their lack of success. Indeed, there is often overwhelming data or evidence that these things are not only unsuccessful, but often counterproductive.

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I put these six evidence-based strategies to the test for the past six weeks. I used a different strategy each week to prepare for my weekly Research Methods quizzes, examining my own experience using each strategy, the difficulty (regarding time or thought) that went into it, as well as how I perceived the overall effectiveness of the strategy, as well as my own results with using it.